What are the opposite words for similar?
Similarity refers to things that have such qualities in common that they appear to be alike. However, not everything is alike, and therefore, we have antonyms that help us express the opposite of similarity. Some antonyms for the word "similar" could be dissimilar, different, or divergent. Dissimilarity refers to things that lack common qualities or properties, while different means that things are not alike and have marked distinction. Divergent refers to things that move apart in different directions, indicating a clear difference between them. These antonyms help us to portray differences and dissimilarities between two entities that cannot be compared as similar.
- dissimilar
- nonconforming
-
different
- at odds,
- at variance,
- contrastive,
- differential,
- incommensurable,
- incomparable,
- many,
- mismatched,
- mismated,
- omnifarious,
- several,
- unalike,
- unequal,
- unlike,
- unusual,
- variant,
- varied,
- variform,
- Diversiform,
- Omniform,
- Varietal,
- Contradistinct,
- Contradistinctive,
- anthologized,
- a far cry from,
- another story,
- ex press,
- ex-press,
- in commensurable,
- in comparable,
- in-commensurable,
- in-comparable,
- like night and day,
- like night day,
- mis matched,
- mis mated,
- mis-matched,
- mis-mated,
- more another,
- more anthologized,
- more contradistinct,
- more contradistinctive,
- more contrastive,
- more differential,
- more diversiform,
- more incommensurable,
- more mismatched,
- more mismated,
- more omnifarious,
- more omniform,
- more otherwise,
- more unalike,
- more unsimilar,
- more varietal,
- more variform,
- most another,
- most anthologized,
- most contradistinct,
- most contradistinctive,
- most contrastive,
- most differential,
- most diversiform,
- most incommensurable,
- most mismatched,
- most mismated,
- most omnifarious,
- most omniform,
- most otherwise,
- most unalike,
- most unsimilar,
- most varietal,
- most variform,
- multi form,
- multi-form,
- out of ordinary,
- out ordinary,
- poles apart,
- something else,
- un alike,
- un conventional,
- un related,
- un similar,
- un-alike,
- un-conventional,
- un-related,
- un-similar,
- unsimilar.
- numerous
- separate
-
mixed
- crossbred,
- interbred,
- interdenominational,
- Hybridized,
- cross bred,
- cross-bred,
- dis ordered,
- dis-ordered,
- in fused,
- in-fused,
- inter bred,
- inter denominational,
- inter-bred,
- inter-denominational,
- more amalgamated,
- more brewed,
- more compound,
- more crossbred,
- more crossed,
- more embodied,
- more fused,
- more hybridized,
- more infused,
- more interbred,
- more kneaded,
- more merged,
- more mongrel,
- more transfused,
- most amalgamated,
- most assimilated,
- most brewed,
- most compound,
- most crossbred,
- most crossed,
- most embodied,
- most fused,
- most hybridized,
- most interbred,
- most interdenominational,
- most kneaded,
- most merged,
- most mongrel,
- trans fused,
- trans-fused.
-
discordant
- unmelodious,
- unmixable,
- Inconsonant,
- contrarient,
- dis agreeing,
- dis-agreeing,
- in consonant,
- in harmonious,
- in-consonant,
- in-harmonious,
- more contrarient,
- more inconsonant,
- more jangling,
- more unmixable,
- most contrarient,
- most jangling,
- most unmelodious,
- most unmixable,
- on a sour note,
- on sour note,
- un congenial,
- un harmonious,
- un melodious,
- un-congenial,
- un-harmonious,
- un-melodious.
- opposed
-
opposite
- independent,
- inverse,
- violative,
- diametrically opposed,
- cross wise,
- cross-wise,
- flip-side,
- flipside,
- in dependent,
- in-dependent,
- more contrapositive,
- more flip side,
- more flip-side,
- more fronting,
- more violative,
- more vis a vis,
- more vis-a-vis,
- most contrapositive,
- most flip side,
- most flip-side,
- most flipside,
- most fronting,
- most opposite,
- most violative,
- most vis a vis,
- most vis-a-vis,
- retro grade,
- retro-grade,
- un-connected,
- vis a vis.
- converse
- various
- irregular
- unusual
-
new
- dewy,
- uncontaminated,
- untrodden,
- Neoteric,
- cutting-edge,
- dewiest,
- dewier,
- brandnew,
- brand new,
- cuttingedge,
- in experienced,
- in-experienced,
- just out,
- more cutting edge,
- more cutting-edge,
- more cuttingedge,
- more uncontaminated,
- more untrodden,
- most cutting edge,
- most cutting-edge,
- most cuttingedge,
- most neoteric,
- most uncontaminated,
- most untrodden,
- nower,
- nowest,
- re cent,
- spick and span,
- ultra modern,
- ultra-modern,
- un accustomed,
- un contaminated,
- un known,
- un seasoned,
- un skilled,
- un spoiled,
- un touched,
- un trained,
- un tried,
- un trieder,
- un triedest,
- un trodden,
- un-accustomed,
- un-contaminated,
- un-known,
- un-seasoned,
- un-skilled,
- un-spoiled,
- un-touched,
- un-trained,
- un-tried,
- un-trieder,
- un-triedest,
- un-trodden,
- un-used,
- up to date.
- cold
- special
- variegated
- divergent
- diverse
-
unequal
- ill-matched,
- onesided,
- Unproportionate,
- nonsymmetrical,
- off balance,
- dis proportionate,
- dis-proportionate,
- illmatched,
- in equitable,
- in-equitable,
- more ill matched,
- more ill-matched,
- more illmatched,
- more nonsymmetrical,
- more overbalanced,
- more unproportionate,
- more unsymmetrical,
- most ill matched,
- most ill-matched,
- most illmatched,
- most nonsymmetrical,
- most overbalanced,
- most unproportionate,
- most unsymmetrical,
- non symmetrical,
- non-symmetrical,
- not uniform,
- one sided,
- over balanced,
- over-balanced,
- un equal,
- un symmetrical,
- un-balanced,
- un-equal,
- un-matched,
- un-symmetrical.
- exceptional
- antagonistic
- assorted
- atypical
- characteristic
- composite
- conglomerate
-
contradictory
- anti,
- antithetic,
- paradoxical,
- AGIN,
- anti thetic,
- anti thetical,
- anti-thetic,
- anti-thetical,
- co nest,
- co-nest,
- coner,
- conest,
- counter active,
- counter-active,
- in compatible,
- in congruous,
- in consistent,
- in-compatible,
- in-congruous,
- in-consistent,
- more agin,
- more anti,
- more antithetic,
- more negating,
- more paradoxical,
- more reverse,
- most agin,
- most anti,
- most antithetic,
- most negating,
- most nullifying,
- most reverse,
- no go,
- re verse,
- re-verse.
-
contrary
- dissentient,
- headstrong,
- nonconformist,
- obstinate,
- recusant,
- stubborn,
- wayward,
- wrongheaded,
- Contrariant,
- Non-conforming,
- non-conformist,
- head-strong,
- anti pathetic,
- anti-pathetic,
- dis sentient,
- dis-sentient,
- head strong,
- in subordinate,
- in tractable,
- in-subordinate,
- in-tractable,
- more clashing,
- more contrariant,
- more dissentient,
- more recusant,
- more wrongheaded,
- most clashing,
- most contrariant,
- most dissentient,
- most paradoxical,
- most recusant,
- most wrongheaded,
- non conformist.
- differing
- discernible
-
distinct
- Sharp-cut,
- unassociated,
- clean cut,
- cleancut,
- clear cut,
- clearcut,
- de finite,
- de-finite,
- dis united,
- dis-united,
- more disunited,
- more enunciated,
- more recognizable,
- more sharp-cut,
- more unassociated,
- most disunited,
- most enunciated,
- most recognizable,
- most sharp cut,
- most sharpcut,
- most special,
- most unassociated,
- pre-scribed,
- re cognizable,
- re-cognizable,
- sharp cut,
- sharpcut,
- trans parent,
- trans-parent,
- un ambiguous,
- un associated,
- un equivocal,
- un mistakable,
- un-associated,
- un-equivocal,
- un-mistakable,
- welldefined.
- distinctive
-
eclectic
- all-embracing,
- all embracing,
- allembracing,
- many sided,
- more all embracing,
- more all-embracing,
- more mingled,
- more wide-ranging,
- more wideranging,
- most all embracing,
- most all-embracing,
- most allembracing,
- most mingled,
- most wide ranging,
- most wide-ranging,
- most wideranging,
- uni versal,
- uni-versal,
- wide ranging,
- wideranging.
- extraordinary
- uncommon
-
uneven
- scraggy,
- unsmooth,
- Asperous,
- scraggiest,
- unlevel,
- more asperous,
- more fluctuating,
- most asperous,
- most unlevel,
- not flat,
- not level,
- scraggier,
- un even,
- un fair,
- un fairer,
- un fairest,
- un level,
- un smoother,
- un smoothest,
- un steadier,
- un steadiest,
- un steady,
- un-even,
- un-fair,
- un-fairer,
- un-fairest,
- un-level,
- un-smooth,
- un-smoother,
- un-smoothest,
- un-steadier,
- un-steadiest,
- unsmoother,
- unsmoothest.
- variant
- versatile
- counter
- disparate
-
dissonant
- cacophonic,
- disharmonious,
- inharmonic,
- tuneless,
- disharmonic,
- out of tune,
- dis consonant,
- dis harmonic,
- dis harmonious,
- dis sonant,
- dis-consonant,
- dis-harmonic,
- dis-harmonious,
- dis-sonant,
- disconsonant,
- in congruent,
- in harmonic,
- in-congruent,
- in-harmonic,
- more cacophonic,
- more differing,
- more disconsonant,
- more disharmonious,
- more inharmonic,
- more tuneless,
- most differing,
- most disconsonant,
- most disharmonic,
- most disharmonious,
- most inharmonic,
- most tuneless,
- sour note,
- un mixable,
- un-mixable,
- un-musical.
- diversified
- inverse
- motley
- multifaceted
- multiple
- novel
-
odd
- fragmentary,
- occasional,
- seasonal,
- unconsumed,
- unitary,
- unpaired,
- over and above,
- oddest,
- more exceeding,
- more odd lot,
- more odd-lot,
- more oddlot,
- more seasonal,
- more unpaired,
- most exceeding,
- most odd lot,
- most odd-lot,
- most oddlot,
- most seasonal,
- most unconsumed,
- most unitary,
- most unpaired,
- odd lot,
- odd-lot,
- oddlot,
- over above,
- re maining,
- sur plusser,
- sur plussest,
- sur-plusser,
- sur-plussest,
- un paired,
- un-consumed,
- un-paired.
- polar
- remarkable
- specific
- strange
- all
-
opposed/opposing
- in opposition,
- against the grain,
- at cross-purposes,
- up against,
- against grain,
- at cross purposes,
- at crosspurposes,
- de fending,
- de-fending,
- ex posing,
- ex-posing,
- more battling,
- more combating,
- more controverting,
- more crossing,
- more defending,
- more denying,
- more disputed,
- more disputing,
- more enemy,
- more exposing,
- more gainsaying,
- more objecting,
- more protesting,
- more repelling,
- most battling,
- most combating,
- most controverting,
- most crossing,
- most defending,
- most denying,
- most disputed,
- most disputing,
- most enemy,
- most exposing,
- most gainsaying,
- most objecting,
- most opposed,
- most protesting,
- most repelling,
- pro testing,
- pro-testing.
- diametric/diametrical
- typical; distinguishing
- antagonistic; opposite
- opposite, opposing
- individual
- dissimilar, unlike
- discrete
- unlike
- not in harmony; conflicting
- at odds, different
- not alike; not capable of comparison
- different, conflicting
- apparent, obvious
- different, unique
- different; various
- comprehensive, general
-
unique
- sui generis,
- unexampled,
- unique,
- Unparagoned,
- in imitable,
- in-imitable,
- more nonpareil,
- more onliest,
- more unexampled,
- more unparagoned,
- most nonpareil,
- most onliest,
- most unexampled,
- most unparagoned,
- one-of-a-kind,
- un equaled,
- un exampled,
- un paragoned,
- un paralleled,
- un rivaled,
- un-equaled,
- un-exampled,
- un-paragoned,
- un-paralleled,
- un-rivaled.
- strange and wonderful
- one-of-a-kind
- assorted, combined
-
recent, fresh
- new.
- new, original
- many, abundant
-
miscellaneous, various
- odd.
- unlike, conflicting; completely different
- additional, added
- notable, uncommon
- characteristic, distinguishing
- extraordinary, unusual
- alone, individual
- very much alike
- distinguished, distinctive; important in own way
- particular, distinguishing
- deviating, unfamiliar
- very different
- not smooth or balanced
- diversified; varicolored
- miscellaneous, differing
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